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Sebastian Coles

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Director of Engineering at Seccl
📍 Taunton, England, United Kingdom

Sebastian Coles is the Director of Engineering at Seccl, where he leads the Security, DevOps, and TechOps functions. An experienced leader in both InfoSec and engineering, he specializes in solving complex security challenges in fast-paced environments. His colleagues describe him as highly professional and dependable, and he holds an MBA from Robert Gordon University.

Outside of his primary role, Sebastian is the co-founder of Coach Candor, a service that helps technology leaders. He is an avid reader of science fiction and enjoys hiking with his family in his personal time, balancing his technical career with outdoor activities and professional development for others.

Unique Fact: Sebastian achieved a top-four placement in the UKs national Cyber Security Challenge Master Class.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Taunton, England, United Kingdom
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Secure Engineering Culture
As a director in a growing FinTech, he focuses on embedding security into engineering, managing risk, and building high-performing, secure teams.
DevSecOps Leadership
He actively recruits DevSecOps engineers and security leads, emphasizing the need for generalists who can guide teams through influence and partnership.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Director of Engineering
Seccl
1-2025 - 10-2025
IT Infrastructure and Security Manager
Seccl
9-2024
Co-Founder
Coach Candor
3-2024 - 12-2024
Head of DevOps
LRQA
6-2023 - 3-2024
Head of Application Security and Resiliency
LRQA
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Education
1-2022 - 5-2024
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Robert Gordon University
2010 - 2015
BSc (Hons) Computer Science
Robert Gordon University
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